Configuring a database

Lightning supports multiple databases, with MongoDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL all being offered as options.

Redis

Redis can be used on its own with Lightning using the following database config. You can configure how Lightning connects to Redis by passing an object with a hostname and port property.

prefix = "!"

[database]
type = 'redis'
config.hostname = 'localhost'
config.port = 6379

[[plugins]]
plugin = "jsr:@lightning/guilded@0.8.0-alpha.1"
config.token = "your_bot_token"

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL can be used on its own with Lightning using the following database config. You can configure how Lightning connects to PostgreSQL by passing a connection string

prefix = "!"

[database]
type = "postgres"
config = "postgresql://server@localhost:5432/lightning"

[[plugins]]
plugin = "jsr:@lightning/discord@0.8.0-alpha.1"
config.token = "your_bot_token"